Dear Victor,
I believe that the Republic of Cyprus' straight baseline system,
established in 1993, encompasses the entire island of Cyprus - including
the UK's Sovereign Base Areas. I'm not aware of any British protest
against this dastardly act.
m a r t i n
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: International boundaries discussion list
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of John
> Robert Victor Prescott
> Sent: 08 August 2002 13:42
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> Dear Colleagues, I am aware of the various Spanish fragments
> on the Moroccan coast and the the recent occupation and
> recapture of what appeared on my television screen as a large
> rock. I am wondering whether, along the Moroccan
> Mediterranean coast, we have an illustration of a breach of
> Article 7(6) which prohibits states from using straight
> baselines to cut off the territorial waters of other states
> from the EEZ or high seas. The Moroccan straight baselines
> shown in the 1989 Atlas of straight baselines by Tullio
> Scovazzi et alia (p.171)appears to show straight baselines
> along the entire smooth coast of Morocco. Does anyone know
> whether that is the situation and whether there has been any
> friction because of it between the two countries? The only
> other case I can think of is China in 1996 which drew
> baselines seawards of Hong Kong and Macao, which at that time
> had not been returned to China. I was not aware of any
> problems with that action which has now disappeared with the
> return of those territories. If anyone can think of other
> cases I would be glad to hear about them. Sincerely, Victor Prescott
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